I Built the Web. Now I'm Learning to Break It — Responsibly.

I’ve been in frontend development for over 8 years, and I genuinely love what I do. I love talking to designers and other devs, I love turning ideas into something live and clickable, and I especially love the constant learning and growth that comes with the job.

But here’s a fun fact: when I first started learning to build websites, I was actually leaning toward cybersecurity. I’ve always been a detective at heart. I love mystery books and logic games (hello, Agatha Christie's Poirot). I also always know when my husband is trying to surprise me — which either makes me a natural investigator… or him very bad at hiding things.

Anyway, life happened. I followed the dev path and forgot all about security — until recently. When more than two unrelated people brought up cybersecurity to me out of nowhere, I took it as a sign to start paying attention to it again.

Let me be clear: I’m not talking about ditching frontend development. And if you're in a similar spot, neither should you! Instead, use what you know to your advantage.

In a world increasingly driven by AI and data — where it lives, how it flows, and how it’s protected — leaning into security can only make you more valuable. It’s not about starting over. It’s about stacking skills. It’s about improving your shield.

So here I am, eight years in, sitting in my living room on a random Tuesday afternoon.
Laptop open. Brooklyn Nine-Nine playing in the background. And suddenly thinking:

“Should I take advantage of now? Hack yes!”

Yes, yes, I won’t deny it — it does feel kinda odd. I’m taking the first steps into a totally unknown world. And oh my god — I’m blogging about it. Back then, the most security-conscious thing I did was making sure users typed the email field correctly.

But I’m curious, I’m committed. I’m diving into blog posts, learning platforms, hacking labs… and guess what?

I’m going to talk about it riiiiiight here.

This blog is where I’ll document what I learn — the wins, the faceplants, and all the “Wait… what?” moments. It’s my digital notepad, my trail of breadcrumbs.

If you're learning too, I hope it helps you feel less alone.

Let’s go for it. Anna out. 🖖